Jacob Weitering

Jacob Weitering
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Weitering
Date of birth	(1997-11-23) 23 November 1997
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) Mount Martha JFC
Draft	No. 1 2015 national draft
Height/Weight	195 cm / 94 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	23
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Carlton	6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 7 2016 season.

Jacob Weitering (born 23 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was drafted with the first selection in the 2015 national draft by the Carlton Football Club. He played junior football for the Mt Martha Junior Football Club, before playing for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He captained Victoria Country at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was selected in the under 18 All-Australian team. He was a member of the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015, and was awarded the Ben Mitchell Medal in 2015, voted by his peers as the player who best represents the values important to the AFL Academy.

AFL Career

Weitering made his debut in Round 1, 2016 against Richmond. Weitering had a solid debut with 17 disposals and 7 marks. He was named the 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 3 following an impressive display against the Gold Coast Suns in which he had 26 disposals and took nine marks.